Photo by Isaac Quesada on Unsplash President Emmanuel Macron’s stand-off with France’s trade unions over his pension reform plans are widely reported as a peculiarly French issue. That should read ‘wrongly’ reported because pensions are a looming crisis of disastrous proportions for the whole of Europe, writes Giles Merrit. Most EU countries’ state pension schemes are unaffordable, private…
Photo by Brian Wangenheim on Unsplash A new report has voiced real concern about a current “war on journalism” in parts of Europe. In 2022, since Russia’s launched its war of aggression against Ukraine, at least 12 journalists and media workers were killed and 21 injured while performing their professional duties, says a new report, published on Tuesday….
Photo by Alicia Abeloos on Unsplash On Thursday 27 and Friday 28 April, representatives of international associations will gather for the 11th edition of the European Association Summit. It will take place in Brussels, where more than 2,400 associations have their headquarters. On Thursday evening, the Brussels Meetings Ambassadors will be honoured. The European Association Summit will address…
Photo by Justin Clark on Unsplash EU Member States have adopted an agreement to improve forest governance and help combat illegal logging in Guyana. The Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA), which the EU and Guyana signed in Montreal last December, aims to strengthen law enforcement in the forestry sector and ensure that timber products exported to the EU have been…
